The Denver Film Festival started on Friday, and one of the first movies they'll be showing is a story that a lot of Coloradans can unfortunately relate to.

"It's a story of the families we have and the families we find along the way," said Max Walker-Silverman.

Born and raised in Telluride, he, like many Coloradans, has experienced the devastation of a wildfire firsthand. He then went on to write and direct a movie about the experience his family went through.

"My grandmother's house burned down in a wildfire a few years ago. And, so I guess, sort of the tragedy of it, but then also all the things that happened afterwards inspired the story," said Walker-Silverman. "Sort of the fascinating ways that nature can return and adapt, the fascinating ways people can adapt, and the ways that pe

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